What’s more, National Harbor is located close to three major airports, as well: Washington Dulles International, Baltimore Washington International Airport, and Reagan National Airport. There are two nearby Amtrak stations: New Carrollton, Maryland, and Union Station in Washington, DC, as well as bus and taxi services avail- able. National Harbor also can be reached easily by boat, as the National Harbor Marina boasts 64 slips. The marina’s amenities include private changing facilities, dock side power, fueling and concierge.
National Harbor welcomed more than 11 million visitors last year alone - and that was before the opening of the MGM National Harbor (hotel and casino). Those numbers are expected to increase significantly in 2017. “This is a very special place and well worth the visit,” stated Brian Waters, execu- tive director of Visit National Harbor, “there is nothing like this anywhere in the country.”
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With seven hotels, 3,254 total sleeping rooms and more than 650,000-square feet of function space, National Harbor ranks among the top 35 destinations for meetings and events alongside many of the nation’s top cities.
Home to the largest non-gaming hotel and convention center on the East Coast, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center continues to expand its meeting space, having recently added a freestanding waterfront ballroom, RiverView Ballroom - a 16,000-square foot venue boasting 270-degree panoramic views of the Potomac River. In all, the resort has over 500,000 square feet of meeting and convention space on-site.
MGM National Harbor, which opened late last year, brings an additional 50,000-square feet of meeting space to the area, including a 3,000-seat theater available for events.
National Harbor is unlike any other destination. Conceived, designed and overseen by the Peterson Companies, it’s a master-planned community offering easy access, wide, walkable streets that include specially curated art and retail shops, plus Tanger Outlets, 40 restaurants, including some of the top in the region, twin 700-foot long piers, a marina, and the iconic Capital Wheel. It also has two 10,000- square foot platforms adjacent to National Harbor’s water- front piers for corporate entertaining or private events.
“Meeting and event planners love National Harbor because there’s so much to do here for an outstanding attendee experience,” said Waters. “The destination offers a variety of flexible meeting and event space, inside and out, that can accommodate groups from 10 to 10,000 attendees.”
The Theater at MGM National Harbor (above) and its pre-event space with Katherine Mann Artwork (below); photo credit: Tracy Brown
Dining options are robust, and include everything from Thai to steak houses to Italian and Southern American. Visitors can choose from fast casual to destination dining to signa- ture award-winning local chef-driven restaurants.
The opening of MGM National Harbor also brought more than a dozen additional eating options to National Harbor, including signature restaurants: Marcus, Voltaggio Brothers Steak House, and Fish by Jose Andrés.
The destination also offers two luxurious spas - one at MGM National Harbor and the other at Gaylord National - with each featuring individual and group wellness activities and programs that help in creating memorable experiences for meeting and event attendees.
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